The phrase
"brightest bulb" is often used to refer to someone who is very intelligent or smart.
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Lilly is described as the «care taker» of the two, watching over her sister Ally (who may not be
brightest bulb in the bunch!)
Philips» Hue smart lighting system is getting onboard with Apple HomeKit, with Hub 2.0 embracing third - party IoT protocols alongside a bevy
of brighter bulbs.
When I moved into my home with limited light fixtures, I ran out and bought
bright bulbs for every light fixture only to discover that my home doesn't look good lit up like billboard.
Perversionisms runs rampant nowadays and many folks are not
too bright a bulb to see the harm being done to the social rifts and the individualists» minds!
So when we moved to our new house I swapped out all of my lights
from bright bulbs and began adding as much greenery indoors as I could.
After a few weeks of using this LED flashlight to light up the night to see what my dogs are barking at, to do a minor late - night car repair, to search under furniture for lost toys, and to inspect the crawl space under my house, I've come to appreciate the rugged nature of its construction as well as
how bright its bulbs are.
And finally, on a less happy note, I'm afraid that the biggest blowhards will continue to roll right over
the brightest bulbs.
Nobody was preventing this guy from believing in Intelligent Design (although he's not
the brightest bulb in the box if he subscribes to that philosophy).
You are not
the brightest bulbs in the universe.
At that point, hopefully he will be one of
the brightest bulbs, and the decisions he makes on his own will keep him away from organizations that prey on the weak minded.
Clearly Mr. Baden IS NOT
the brightest bulb in the church Lamp; Or could it be Biden?
Bob These old tribal peoples were not
the brightest bulb in the room.
You aren't
the brightest bulb in a pack.
A brighter bulb might help you see better to read.
I read a quick bio on Bill — he doesn't sound like
the brightest bulb in the pack — he may have hung around some pretty smart people, but apparently he was not on their level; Bill does get credit for marketing himself very well — very smart given the superficial world we live in.
You've called Kawhi «not
the brightest bulb» in the past.
He's not
the brightest bulb in Arsenal's defensive chandelier, but he saved a number of goals with last ditch tackles a slower player (Chambers / Mertesacker) could never have made
Footballers are not exactly well known for being
the brightest bulbs on the christmas tree, but they do know about football and they know about their own self interest.
San Juan has
bright bulbs and gaming tables, a shiny Hilton hotel and a wonderful French restaurant called La Rada, not to forget Se √ ± or Mays, the garden keeper of Santurce.
He's simply not being
the brightest bulb when it comes to speaking publicly about his time at United.
Henry, who attended the game with excited wife Linda Pizzuti, was spotted in the stadium and their attendance was confirmed by Mrs H, who clearly isn't
the brightest bulb as she took to Twitter to tell everyone how fabulous the stadium was.
Beyond that, anyone who has ever heard him interviewed understands he is not
the brightest bulb around!
They might not be
the brightest bulbs in the lamp shop, but they seem expert at sitting around staring into space while their boss craps on and on so they would readily fit into any modern cabinet.
But, I'm not
the brightest bulb on the string, you got me there.
They have a maximum light output of 8000 lumens, which makes them some of
the brightest bulbs on our list.
Lifeless frames of celluloid passed in front of
a bright bulb 24 times a second yield moving images convincing enough to make us believe there are living people up there on a screen, moving about with purpose.
But design thinking didn't end on August 24 and if, as Manjoo notes, Apple reinvented the phone, the door isn't closed to
some bright bulb as Samsung, HTC, Motorola — you know the laundry list — reinventing the smartphone.
Professional athletes, although some of them don't seem like they are
the brightest bulb in the box, still have to store millions of different brain patterns.
Plus
the bright bulbs look wonderful on the white Christmas tree.
The Logans aren't
the brightest bulbs, but they have good intentions with the heist (mostly family - related).
It's set up that Jimmy and Clyde Logan are not
the brightest bulbs in the tanning bed, but that might not completely be the case.
His younger brother, Bill (Haley Reinhart), is kind of a wimp and not
the brightest bulb in the pack.
Paul Rudd stars as Ned, an organic farmer in upstate New York who is, for want of a kinder description, not
the brightest bulb in the socket.
This one centers on cavemen, one in particular named Dug (Eddie Redmayne), who is tired of the same old routine of his tribe (not
the brightest bulbs around) and their relentless hunting pursuit of bunny rabbits who tend to outsmart them at every turn.
However, as seen in Black Panther, T'Challa's whiz - kid teenage sister, Shuri, might just be
the brightest bulb in the whole MCU.
A student that somehow got to believe he or she is not
the brightest bulb in the box will perform accordingly.
Some interviewees thought these school leaders felt threatened and were trying to hold onto their power base; some simply thought the various principals were «not
the brightest bulb in the box,» «insane,» «crazy,» «incompetent.»
Looking for a tool to challenge
your bright bulbs?
But
the bright bulbs don't realize that good schools come from local control, good teachers / administrators and parent involvement.
Before deciding to go with
a brighter bulb one should first check that the light beam is projected where is useful and that the existing bulb isn't old and tired and that the headlight glass isn't all oxidized and fogged up.
Criminals are all too often not
the brightest bulbs in the pack and this usually results in them using something like a 1989 Dodge Shadow as their getaway car.
Either these people are not
the brightest bulbs on the tree, or they think their authors aren't.